Illinois Wraps Up ITA National Team Indoor Championships

Recap

Box Score

URBANA, Ill - Illinois women's tennis concluded play in the 2026 ITA National Team Indoor Championship on Sunday with a 4-0 loss to [6] No. 12 Vanderbilt. The Fighting Illini have co-hosted the event with Northwestern the last two seasons.

Illinois moves to 2-5 on the young season with Sunday's loss. All five losses have come to ranked squads during the 2026 dual campaign.

No. 12-ranked Vanderbilt improved to 6-2 on the season.

Vanderbilt claimed the doubles point with 6-2 wins at No. 3 and 2, respectively. All three Commodore tandems own ITA top-50 doubles rankings.

No. 6 singles was the first done as Vanderbilt pushed its lead to 2-0 with No. 2 wrapping up shortly after with another VU victory.

For the second time in as many days, No. 67 McKenna Schaefbauer won a set off her top-30 ranked counterparts on the top court. After falling 6-3 in set one, she flipped the match with a 6-4 triumph in set two.

At No. 3 and 5, Illinois forced first-set tiebreakers but the Commodores would ultimately secure the frame.

Vanderbilt would clinch the 4-0 win with a victory at No. 5 singles.

NEXT UP

Illinois is back in action this Friday, Feb. 13, at Iowa State. First serve from Ames, Iowa, is slated for 4 p.m.

Vanderbilt 4, Illinois 0

Doubles:

1 - No. 3 Celia-Belle Mohr/Sophia Webster (VU) vs. No. 59 Tess Bucher/Alice Xu (Illinois) - 5-3, unfinished
2 - No. 14 Bridget Stammel/Valeria Ray (VU) def. Ariel Madatali/Cara Mester (Illinois) - 6-2
3 - No. 49 Mia Yamakita/Erin Pearce (VU) def. Kimiko Cooper/Lizzie Isyanov (Illinois) - 6-2

Order of finish: 3, 2

Singles:

1 - No. 24 Celia-Belle Mohr (VU) vs. No. 67 McKenna Schaefbauer (Illinois) - 6-3, 4-6, 2-2, unfinished
2 - No. 15 Valeria Ray (VU) def. Kimiko Cooper (Illinois) - 6-1, 6-4
3 - No. 40 Bridget Stammel (VU) vs. Tess Bucher (Illinois) - 7-6(9), 5-1, unfinished
4 - No. 56 Mia Yamakita (VU) vs. Alice Xu (Illinois) - 6-3, 5-4, unfinished
5 - Trinetra Vijayakumar (VU) def. Lizzie Isyanov (Illinois) - 7-6(3), 6-2
6 - Sophia Webster (VU) def. Cara Mester (Illinois) - 6-2, 6-1